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Concubine Yue had no choice but to accept the reality. Fortunately, the original owner of this body had a very precious destiny and unparalleled luck. When she was reprimanded by the emperor several times and her status was lowered again, the emperor unexpectedly fell seriously ill for no reason. He died three days later, and the whole country mourned.

The following year, the Ninth Prince ascended the throne. Although he was only thirteen years old, he was extremely obsessed with women and immediately ordered the selection of beautiful women to fill the harem. He also left the government affairs to eunuchs and relatives. He lived an extremely luxurious life, consuming thousands of taels of silver per meal and even using silk and satin to go to the toilet. He publicly stated that his skin was too delicate to withstand the roughness of paper. 

Not only that, but he was also extremely cruel and inhumane. His favorite game was to put the beasts he raised on the street and then stand at the top, laughing as they bit the people. If anyone dared to stand up and resist, they would be immediately shot and killed by the guards, and finally be cut into pieces to feed the dogs.

And his favored ministers were all birds of the same feather. Instead of admonishing him, they even help him commit the evil. When he was bored, they would come up with various ways for him to amuse himself. These methods were very shocking, including chopping people alive, throwing them into the snake caves, and frying them alive into oil pans. In just three years, all the loyal and virtuous people were killed.

As the saying goes, “the wages of sin is death; he who is unjust is doomed to destruction.” Under the rule of Emperor Chun (Ninth Prince), not only the common people rose up in rebellion, but various feudal lords and generals from all over the country also raised the banner of “Qingjun Ce” and marched into the capital.

(Qingjun Ce= ‘refers to clearing up the evil ministers around the ruler’. But it is more frequently used as a pretext to usurp the throne.)

Emperor Chun’s personal troops didn’t resist for long and fled in all directions. Empress Dowager was afraid of being caught and tortured, so she hung herself from a beam first. The concubines were freed from their restraints and quickly packed their belongings to flee through the secret passage. 

The huge palace became completely empty in just a few hours, leaving only Emperor Chun and his confidant eunuch sitting in a daze in the Jinluan Hall.

“Are the rebels about to break in?” Hearing the screams and the sound of killing outside the palace wall, Emperor Chun was so frightened that his face turned pale. Apart from the emperor’s crown on his head, he was nothing more than a coward who was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. He didn’t even have the courage to commit suicide.

“Reporting to His Majesty, the intruders should be here in about a quarter of an hour. You should also escape through the secret passage.” The eunuch tried to persuade.

“Even if I run away, they will dig three feet into the ground to find me. Also, if I escape, I’ll have to sleep in the open wind and be exhausted all the way. I can’t bear those hardships.” 

Emperor Chun patted his chest and continued, “I still have a card in my hand. Why run for your life when the trump card can be exchanged for a comfortable life in the future? Go and find out which army broke through the city gate first.”

“This slave has already inquired that the first army to break through belonged to General Huwei.”

“Who is General Huwei?” Emperor Chun only recognized a few eunuchs around him, so he didn’t know there was such a person in the court.

“General Huwei is really powerful. He was once a bandit in Dragon City, but was later recruited by the imperial court and led a group of brothers to the northwest to station on the border. Within ten years, he was promoted from a small commander to general. Now he has gathered an army of 200,000 people in the northwest. Although it is not worth mentioning compared to the 500,000-600,000 troops of other feudal lords, because the northwest occupies the front line of the border, this army developed a very strong combat power during the perennial battles with the barbarians. Their momentum is overwhelming, heading straight into the capital and taking the lead, while the other forces are still halfway on the road, not knowing when they will arrive.”

“When will they arrive? Do I still have to hold up a flag to welcome them?” Emperor Chun slapped the dragon chair hard and whispered through gritted teeth, “It’s okay, let’s just take advantage of General Huwei. From what you said before, he can be considered a ruthless person.”

As they were talking, a group of sturdy soldiers dressed in black armor had already broken through the palace door, striding straight into the Jinluan Hall. However, they didn’t rush forward indiscriminately but lined up on both sides, bowing their heads to greet the general. 

A steady sound of footsteps came from outside the corridor, and a sturdy figure suddenly appeared. The man’s height of almost nine feet blocked the slanting sunlight, and a gust of fishy wind followed him, like a sharp blade ready to cut people.

As the saying goes, “seeing once is better than hearing about it a hundred times.” Although Emperor Chun had long heard that General Huwei was a ruthless character, it was only when he saw the person that he understood why those people called this man the reincarnation of the King of Hell. 

The man was holding a bloody knife in his hand, approaching step by step. His face with a thick beard was pierced by a scar, making him look extremely ferocious. He raised his sword eyebrows slightly, and his narrowed phoenix eyes emitted a cold light, saying in a deep voice, “It surprised me that you didn’t run away.”

What surprised him even more was the appearance of Emperor Chun. He never imagined that this legendary tyrant would have such a beautiful face, which made him almost lose his mind at a glance. But it was just for a moment. When he met those cloudy eyes, all his excitement was suppressed by deep disgust.

This face paired with these eyes is such a waste! What a pity!  He shook his head secretly, then raised his knife to chop it off.

Just now, Emperor Chun, who was still firmly sitting on the dragon chair, rushed to his feet and held his strong legs in his arms, crying loudly, “General, wait! If you can spare my life, I will give you the treasure of the Ji royal family!” That’s right, the Jin royal family is the descendant of the Ji royal family who once ruled the entire world. They hold the treasures accumulated by the Ji royal family for thousands of years in their hands.

But General Huwei, named Meng Changye, was unmoved and thrust a knife into Emperor Chun’s chest, piercing it slowly. With his strength, he could end this person’s life by just pushing in the tip of the knife. But for some reason, he hesitated when looking at his face. For a moment, he was distracted, and in another moment, he felt deeply disgusted, causing a splitting headache.

When he gritted his teeth and was finally about to pierce Emperor Chun’s heart, Liu Wen, the military advisor who had followed him for ten years, stepped forward to stop him, “My lord, that is the treasure accumulated by the Ji family for thousands of years. It would be enough to provide food and clothing for the people at the border, enough for you to recruit soldiers and horses to rule the world. Think about it again!”

“Yes, my lord, although Emperor Chun deserves to die, if keeping him alive can bring peace to the world and ensure the well-being of the people, why not do it? Please think again, my lord.”

“Yes, My lord, please think twice!” All the deputy generals arched their hands in unison.

Meng Changye pulled out the tip of the knife and warned fiercely, “You are lucky! But if I find out that you are deceiving us, I will take your dog’s life without a second thought!”

Emperor Chun narrowly escaped death and was so frightened that he held his chest and exclaimed ‘yes’ over and over again.  

Meng Changye waved his hand and asked his subordinates to bandage his chest, but he saw a black and extremely smelly liquid gushing out from the wound, almost causing him to burst into tears.

“Damn it, what is this?” He took three big steps back and covered his mouth and nose.

Other generals couldn’t bear it either. Some hid their faces, some turned around, and some fled through the door. In the end, it was Liu Wen who had the strongest nerves. He took off Emperor Chun’s damaged dragon robe and took a closer look, muttering, “Is this the blood of the Dog Emperor? He is worthy of being a tyrant who destroyed his own country. The blood of his heart is actually dirtier than feces. No way, I can’t do it either. I am going to throw up!” After saying that, he immediately rushed out, retching repeatedly.

Emperor Chun himself was about to faint due to the foul stench, but he was afraid that General Huwei would cut off his head as soon as he closed his eyes. He took out a sheepskin scroll from his arms and said, “General, this is the treasure map. If you take me to escape, I’ll just give it to…” Before he could finish his words, the scroll had already been snatched away by Meng Changye who flew forward.

Seeing the other party retreating quickly as if avoiding a god of plague, Emperor Chun sneered, “It’s useless even if you take the map. Only people with Ji family’s blood can open the treasure.”

“The Ji family’s blood stinks like you? How can your ancestors stand it?” Meng Changye mocked coldly while flipping through the map.

Emperor Chun had also been injured before and shed blood, but it was quite normal at that time. Why did the blood in his heart smell so bad now? He didn’t know what was going on and felt that he had lost his face. He angrily ordered his personal eunuch to quickly treat his wound.  

Meng Changye and his subordinates couldn’t ask for more than someone to take care of this smelly turd. They watched coldly as the master and servant took off the dragon robe to wash away the dirty blood and then tore off the hem to wrap up the wound layer by layer.

The black blood finally stopped, and the smell faded a lot. Meng Changye picked up Emperor Chun who had changed into regular clothes and threatened, “Don’t play any tricks on the road, otherwise I will kill you even if you give up the treasure.”

Emperor Chun huddled like a quail among the burly men and stumbled out of the palace gate by stepping on the corpses. Since the various feudal lords were already on the way, and the 200,000 troops Meng Changye brought were not enough to withstand the combined attack of the coalition forces, they left the capital immediately in search of the treasure.

When the feudal lords from all sides arrived, the imperial palace was already empty. A corpse wearing a dragon robe with slashed facial features was lying on the dragon chair. A eunuch who was captured by the coalition forces when he was escaping from the city gate identified him as Emperor Chun. Finally, the task of ‘Qingjun Ce’ was completed.

Some people believed it, and some doubted the news of Emperor Chun’s death, but their main goal now was to claim the throne, so they had to find the jade seal first. 

Fortunately, Meng Changye was born in a mud-legged family, and he didn’t even know a single character. He only knew how to search for treasure, but he didn’t know how to take away the jade seal that symbolized imperial power. 

When the eunuch took out the jade seal hidden in the underground palace, the newly united feudal lords turned against each other and engaged in a battle for the jade seal.

At the same time, Meng Changye had already left the capital and rested in Tianjin for a few days. Then he ordered his 200,000 troops to return to the northwest first, while he took two thousand elite soldiers to search for the treasure. The camps were being torn down one after another, and two thousand soldiers were waiting on the roadside with their horses.

Emperor Chun, whose wound was already scabbed, pointed at a horse and shouted, “How dare you let me ride a horse? I have never ridden a horse, I have always used servants! I even use silk and satin to wipe my butt. If I get on the saddle, my skin will be torn!”

“Don’t you fucking talk nonsense! Get on the horse if I say it! The Jin Kingdom is already destroyed, so don’t run your mouth again and make me angry!” Meng Changye was a rough man, and without talking any nonsense, he just slapped him hard.

Emperor Chun’s head was hit to the side, and his eyes were dazed for a moment before gradually becoming focused again. Turning his head, he looked at General Huwei with an incredulous gaze.

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